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SUBMITTER: Bahl J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3105302 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bahl Justin J Lau Maggie C Y MC Smith Gavin J D GJ Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran D Cary S Craig SC Lacap Donnabella C DC Lee Charles K CK Papke R Thane RT Warren-Rhodes Kimberley A KA Wong Fiona K Y FK McKay Christopher P CP Pointing Stephen B SB
Nature communications 20110101
Factors governing large-scale spatio-temporal distribution of microorganisms remain unresolved, yet are pivotal to understanding ecosystem value and function. Molecular genetic analyses have focused on the influence of niche and neutral processes in determining spatial patterns without considering the temporal scale. Here, we use temporal phylogenetic analysis calibrated using microfossil data for a globally sampled desert cyanobacterium, Chroococcidiopsis, to investigate spatio-temporal pattern ...[more]